Firewall and Outlook Express

Hi all,
i recently installed a D-Link 604 (4port router + firewall) to add some extra protection to my home network. everything works fine except for my e-mail. what should i check for ? i know this is a very general question and there probly a million things that could go wrong, but what whould you gys suspect first.

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